Smoke Follows Beauty Author:Brian Ames Things run down. Entropy happens. Camp smoke burns your eyes. Young people grow up, the hunted get caught, volcanoes explode. A rifle muzzle cracks, smoke rises from the barrel, and where once stood a beautiful bull elk -- living and breathing -- there is only slain game to be gutted and packed out. "Smoke Follows Beauty" is twenty-two gorg... more »eously realized short stories about hunting and quirky life experiences. Metaphysical, spiritual, and as primordial as the ancient forests of North America.« less